Manikrao Laxmanrao Kausal vs Mansi Amit Murarka — 1/2026

Court Decision Summary The Additional Sessions Judge at Akola dismissed the criminal revision petition filed by the accused in a cheque bounce case (Section 138, Negotiable Instruments Act). The court held that the order rejecting the accused's application for handwriting expert opinion on a disputed cheque was interlocutory in nature and thus revision petitions against such orders are not maintainable under Section 438(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Additionally, the court found the accused's defence lacking bonafide, as the cheque was dishonored for insufficient funds—not signature discrepancy—and the accused had failed to raise this issue when replying to the original notice. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.